A shot of the Sylvee's marquee. The Sylvee's logo is visible and a string of artists are displayd on the digital board, which runs around a corner of the building. In the reflective windows, blue sky and some clouds are visible.

Ethical considerations in Madison’s live booking landscape

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July 12, 2024
Live Nation, FPC, and Ticketmaster’s insistence on working with problematic figures presents moral quandaries.

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A shot of the Sylvee's marquee. The Sylvee's logo is visible and a string of artists are displayd on the digital board, which runs around a corner of the building. In the reflective windows, blue sky and some clouds are visible.

Ethical considerations in Madison’s live booking landscape

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Music
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July 12, 2024
Live Nation, FPC, and Ticketmaster’s insistence on working with problematic figures presents moral quandaries.
John Hardin sits down cross-legged in a wooded area near a chain-link fence. He is positioned in the center of the image and surrounded by greenery. His hands are clasped in his lap. His pose looks relaxed. He’s sporting a gray baseball cap, off-white shirt with thin blue and red horizontal striping, blue jeans, and boots. The colors are slightly faded and further defined by vintage film grain.

John Hardin stares down death on “To The Terrible Blood”

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July 9, 2024
The Americana songwriter discusses his forthcoming album ahead of a show at The Bur Oak on July 13.
A banner collage of cover art from the featured releases is displayed in a 3x2 grid.

Madison musicians embrace their collaborative connections on a slate of new recordings

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June 26, 2024
A selection of memorable local music releases from May and June.

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In an lavish room, a man in a lightly colored dress shirt and dark-colored tie stands at the right, holding a liquor glass. He stares into the distance with a brooding look. A framed, painted portrait of a woman in a black dress looms over him to the left.

“Laura” is a haunting portrait that looms over cinema to this day

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July 11, 2024
Otto Preminger’s classic 1944 noir mystery screens on 35mm at UW Cinematheque on July 17.
At a long shot, a man, with his back turned to the camera, peers out into the open desert marked with some criss-crossing tire tracks. His white Dodge Challenger car is parked to his right.

Action vehicles on America’s sentimentally skewed open road

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July 9, 2024
UW Cinematheque presents a trio of wildly varied 1970s car-centric features across three Fridays in July—”Vanishing Point” on July 12, “Race With The Devil” on July 19, and “Damnation Alley” on July 26.
Five high school students, wearing white button-down uniforms, press themselves against the windows of their classroom. They all look startled and attempt to peer at something below that's off-screen.

“Typhoon Club” candidly captures the whirlwind of adolescence

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July 8, 2024
Shinji Sōmai’s 1985 resonant coming-of-age drama screens in a new 4K restoration at UW Cinematheque on July 11.
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